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Samsung mid-range phones to get Android Oreo in 2019 per leaked roadmap
Samsung's mid-range and low-range Android phones will be receiving Android Oreo during the first quarter of 2019, according to a leaked roadmap.
While Samsung flagship phones and tablets are among the best out there, lower-end Samsung devices are arguably not the best choice when in the market for a midrange device. They'll do the job just fine, don't get me wrong, but Samsung just doesn't pay the same attention to their middle-end and low-end devices (Galaxy J line, Galaxy C line, Galaxy On line, Galaxy Tab line) as they do to their flagship phones. Samsung normally skips on some "premium" features that are present in their flagships, making their lower end offerings look, feel, and perform cheaper than other midrange devices on the same price slot. Furthermore, these devices very rarely get updates aside from the occasional security patch, and while platform updates are not unheard of in these phones, they often take several months.
Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro 2018 Images and 360-degree Video Leaks
Samsung's Galaxy J2 Pro was an affordable midrange smartphone with an innovative camera flash, and Samsung's prepping a sequel.
Last year's Galaxy J2 Pro. Samsung's midrange answer to phones like the Redmi 4, has some surprisingly nifty features. Perhaps the coolest of all was Smart Glow, an LED ring around the rear camera that lit up like a camera flash. It might not have achieved the popularity of Samsung's flagship offerings, but the affordable J2 apparently sold well enough to justify a sequel -- on Thursday, leaked 3D CAD renders and a 360-degree video (courtesy gadget blog 91mobiles) of a next-gen J2 Pro emerged for all the world to see.